Other Names:

Benefits

Anticoccidial

Anticancer

Insect-repellent

Antiinflammatory

Antiallergy

Antibacterial

Rutaceae

Dictamnus dasycarpus

Rutaceae (Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz) extract (DDE) is a Traditional Chinese herb, known as Bai Xian Pi. It is categorized for its ability to provide clear heat and clean toxin. Rutaceae is known to contain over 170 chemical compounds, which include quinoline alkaloids, limonoids, sesquiterpenes, coumarins, flavonoids and steroids. Exercise caution with this herb, as it has evidence of causing liver damage.

Antiinflammatory
The root bark is beneficial for the treatment of certain allergic skin diseases.